| UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | March 16, 2024 (2024-03-16) | |||
| Venue | UFC Apex | |||
| City | Enterprise, Nevada, United States | |||
| Attendance | Not announced[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura (also known asUFC Fight Night 239, UFC on ESPN+ 97 andUFC Vegas 88) was a mixed martial arts event produced by theUltimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 16, 2024, at theUFC Apex inEnterprise, Nevada, part of theLas Vegas Valley, United States.[2][3]
A heavyweight bout betweenTai Tuivasa andMarcin Tybura was scheduled forUFC 298.[4] However, the bout was moved in order to headline this event.[5]
A bantamweight bout between Charalampos Grigoriou and Toshiomi Kazama was expected to take place at the event.[6] However, Kazama pulled out and was replaced by Chad Anheliger.[7]
Thiago Moisés andBrad Riddell were expected to meet in a lightweight bout at the event.[8] However, Riddell pulled out in mid-February due to undisclosed reasons.[9] He was replaced by promotional newcomer Mitch Ramirez.[10]
At the weigh-ins, three fighters missed weight:
All three bouts proceeded at catchweight. Each fighter was fined 20% of their individual purses which went to their opponentsMike Davis,Josiane Nunes, andJoshua Culibao respectively.[11]
| Main card (ESPN+) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Marcin Tybura | def. | Tai Tuivasa | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 4:08 | |
| Welterweight | Bryan Battle | vs. | Ange Loosa | No Contest (accidental eye poke) | 2 | 1:00 | [a] |
| Light Heavyweight | Ovince Saint Preux | def. | Kennedy Nzechukwu | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Christian Rodriguez | def. | Isaac Dulgarian | Decision (split) (27–28, 28–27, 28–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Bantamweight | Macy Chiasson | def. | Pannie Kianzad | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:54 | |
| Middleweight | Gerald Meerschaert | def. | Bryan Barberena | Technical Submission (face crank) | 2 | 4:23 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN+) | |||||||
| Catchweight (156.5 lb) | Mike Davis | def. | Natan Levy | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 2 | 1:43 | |
| Catchweight (137 lb) | Chelsea Chandler | def. | Josiane Nunes | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Flyweight | Jafel Filho | def. | Ode' Osbourne | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 4:27 | |
| Catchweight (148.5 lb) | Danny Silva | def. | Joshua Culibao | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Jaqueline Amorim | def. | Cory McKenna | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 1:38 | |
| Lightweight | Thiago Moisés | def. | Mitch Ramirez | TKO (leg kicks) | 3 | 0:15 | |
| Bantamweight | Chad Anheliger | def. | Charalampos Grigoriou | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[13]
